Pedrosa fastest on day one at Brno with Marquez 10th on used tyres

Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez got back to business today at Brno, both riders starting the Czech weekend on the right foot.

After ending FP1 seventh fastest, Dani finished the day on top of the standings as the only rider able to lap under the 1’56 barrier when he put a soft rear tyre on at the end of FP2. The Spaniard is happy to have also been fast on hard tyres during the entire session.

Marc set the third fastest time in the morning and then, following his usual path of work, spent all FP2 on the same set of hard Michelin tyres, focusing on his race pace and closing the day in tenth place, just 0.659 down from his teammate.

Dani Pedrosa

1st1'55.976

“Today was good because we were able to keep a good pace especially in FP2 on hard tyres. We did a good job there and then also in the final part of the session when we fit a soft rear. That was important because we normally struggle with the soft tyre while today we had a good feeling and good speed. That said, we’ll keep our feet on the ground because not every rider put the soft tyre on today and we need to repeat the performance tomorrow in qualifying. Regarding the final tyre choice for the race I think we’ll need to make more tests tomorrow.”

Marc Marquez

10th1'56.635

“We started with a good setup because we did a really good test here one month ago. The conditions are different as it’s extremely hot now and that means we had to adjust the setup. We’ve worked on it, and already we’re used to spending the whole first session on medium tyres and the second one on hard tyres, which I was able to make a good final lap time with, so we can say that we’re happy with how the day went. We’re a bit behind in the ranking but we worked well on the rhythm and we’re close in terms of the gap from the top. Dovi has done many laps on used tyres and Dani has also has been fast today so let’s wait and see, tomorrow we’ll understand better where we all are. So far, we think the hard front tyre will be the choice for Sunday while we need to make more tests for the rear choice. They say it may rain on Sunday but I hope it’ll stay dry, even if it’s very hot, because it’s less risky to make mistakes. Of course in case of rain we’ll try and make a good race!”

MotoGP 2018Friday, August 3rd 2018

Practice
Round 10
Grand Prix České RepublikyCzech Republic

Free Practice 2 Combined Classification

Sunny

Humidity

33%

Track Temp

49°C

Air Temp

32°C

Pos.

Rider

Num

Nation

Team

Constructor

Time/Gap

1

Pedrosa Dani

26

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

1'55.976

2

Petrucci Danilo

9

ITA

Pramac Racing

Ducati

0.123

3

Bautista Alvaro

19

SPA

Angel Nieto Team

Ducati

0.168

4

Syahrin Hafizh

55

MAL

Monster Yamaha Tech 3

Yamaha

0.224

5

Dovizioso Andrea

4

ITA

Mission Winnow Ducati

Ducati

0.242

6

Vinales Maverick

25

SPA

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

0.416

7

Rossi Valentino

46

ITA

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

0.504

8

Rabat Tito

53

SPA

Reale Avintia Racing

Ducati

0.545

9

Zarco Johann

5

FRA

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

KTM

0.559

10

Marquez Marc

93

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

0.659

11

Iannone Andrea

29

ITA

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

0.668

12

Rins Alex

42

SPA

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

0.685

13

Miller Jack

43

AUS

Pramac Racing

Ducati

0.939

14

Crutchlow Cal

35

GBR

LCR Honda

Honda

1.038

15

Lorenzo Jorge

99

SPA

Mission Winnow Ducati

Ducati

1.229

16

Bradl Stefan

6

GER

EG 0,0 Marc VDS

Honda

1.315

17

Espargaro Aleix

41

SPA

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

Aprilia

1.441

18

Espargaro Pol

44

SPA

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

KTM

1.497

19

Morbidelli Franco

21

ITA

EG 0,0 Marc VDS

Honda

1.522

20

Smith Bradley

38

GBR

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

KTM

1.530

21

Nakagami Takaaki

30

JPN

LCR Honda

Honda

1.671

22

Luthi Tom

12

SWI

EG 0,0 Marc VDS

Honda

1.753

23

Redding Scott

45

GBR

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

Aprilia

1.965

24

Guintoli Sylvain

50

FRA

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

2.138

25

Abraham Karel

17

CZE

Angel Nieto Team

Ducati

2.151

26

Simeon Xavier

10

BEL

Reale Avintia Racing

Ducati

2.477

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Location Information

The world’s most famous riders have taken part in GP events in Brno since 1930, where up until 1982 they would race through the villages and western parts of the city on a road track named after the first Czechoslovak President – T.G. Masaryk.The only venue that has hosted more… read more.

Location Information

The world’s most famous riders have taken part in GP events in Brno since 1930, where up until 1982 they would race through the villages and western parts of the city on a road track named after the first Czechoslovak President – T.G. Masaryk.The only venue that has hosted more… read more.